tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post921332003689691398..comments2024-03-28T13:40:22.969+00:00Comments on Crinoline Robot: Sapphire and Steel have been assignedMimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-67492194577616001162015-04-29T08:38:15.164+01:002015-04-29T08:38:15.164+01:00Actually, Diana came in the scene around 1980, so ...Actually, Diana came in the scene around 1980, so the programme predated her. But yeah, she was a huge influence over here. I always found her a bit annoying, to be honest, but it was awful the way the paparazzi basically hounded her to death. I don't read tabloid newspapers because of that.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-52283563710400834122015-04-29T08:36:49.179+01:002015-04-29T08:36:49.179+01:00Have you seen the trailers for the new Man From Un...Have you seen the trailers for the new Man From Uncle film? They've managed to make the chap playing Ilya Kuryakin look very McCallum, which pleased me greatly.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-53259721170885713802015-04-29T08:35:58.950+01:002015-04-29T08:35:58.950+01:00Most of the episodes are on YouTube. My favourite ...Most of the episodes are on YouTube. My favourite vintage SF are the original Quatermass TV series - most of the first one is missing, but the second and third still exist, and they're way better than the later film remakes.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-48700562938545978692015-04-29T08:34:52.352+01:002015-04-29T08:34:52.352+01:00I think the second one is the worst. When we went ...I think the second one is the worst. When we went driving the steam train, Pete walked up and down the platform whistling 'Pack up your troubles' as he found it entertaining.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-28632749957544378942015-04-24T11:05:35.737+01:002015-04-24T11:05:35.737+01:00Joanna Lumley.
Wonderful lady (and loves cats!)
I...Joanna Lumley. <br />Wonderful lady (and loves cats!)<br />I guess I've figured this one out: late 1970s and a long part of 1980s were Diana's age - and her signature color was blue. Many loved her, and imitating her style was natural, right?!<br /><br />Not just because British mentality is closer to my own - but I prefer UK shows... (remember "Fools and horses" and "Alo Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04034764185511908294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-14837419062052876592015-04-24T08:50:42.921+01:002015-04-24T08:50:42.921+01:00He's good, but he's no Matt Smith ;)He's good, but he's no Matt Smith ;)Paul Starkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11763589622434040244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-47649883835906745992015-04-23T22:16:33.789+01:002015-04-23T22:16:33.789+01:00I'm too scared to really read this article pro...I'm too scared to really read this article properly! But, digression: whenever I see David McCallum in NCIS I'm amazed at how young he looks.Helenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553503435833467369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-65707035433136706592015-04-23T19:19:11.125+01:002015-04-23T19:19:11.125+01:00I'll look for this one-sounds like my sort of ...I'll look for this one-sounds like my sort of thing. I loved The Prisoner (and own all the episodes on VHS) and recently watched the television series Day of the Triffids (Better than I expected, but the film was so incredibly good it would be hard to equal). I can't get absorbed in the new Who-I tried though. Goodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17383404429461423998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-40042560448413609132015-04-23T17:21:31.023+01:002015-04-23T17:21:31.023+01:00My ex made me watch it (I think we borrowed it fro...My ex made me watch it (I think we borrowed it from Rhian?). I watched the first story ok, but the second was two creepy and I didn't make it through it and refused to watch anymore!Miss Ellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12436796788963205924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-59280100863825685762015-04-23T17:11:25.659+01:002015-04-23T17:11:25.659+01:00I had a Purdey - in the 1980s. No wonder the other...I had a Purdey - in the 1980s. No wonder the other kids made my life a misery, it really didn't suit me and accentuated the unfortunate wonkiness of my eyes. A Brooksie bob would've been so much nicer. Lumley is gorgeous as Sapphire - I don't think she's ever looked better.<br /><br />Tinker, Tailor is one of my telly landmarks too. Sheer brilliance. I've got it on DVD; every Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-48224439867499233912015-04-23T17:09:18.239+01:002015-04-23T17:09:18.239+01:00The faceless man didn't unnerve me as much as ...The faceless man didn't unnerve me as much as the soldier, though the bit where the sepia children ask him, 'Can we hurt them?' is pretty freaky. <br /><br />Modern Who does have one thing in its favour: Peter Capaldi. Oh yes!Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-20514149114266061642015-04-23T17:07:17.289+01:002015-04-23T17:07:17.289+01:00As much as I like the Ecclestone - and he had some...As much as I like the Ecclestone - and he had some of the best episodes of the new ones - Pertwee is my Doctor. Still, diversity of taste is a good thing*, or we'd all be following each other around like sheep.<br /><br /><br />*Unless it's someone who doesn't like cats. They're just WRONG.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-20153204429880980692015-04-23T17:04:45.631+01:002015-04-23T17:04:45.631+01:00Bits of it are honestly quite horrifying.
I reck...Bits of it are honestly quite horrifying. <br /><br />I reckon Joanna Lumley is at her loveliest in this, more than in the New Avengers.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-59240128305915532232015-04-23T11:16:12.652+01:002015-04-23T11:16:12.652+01:00We used to watch it religiously as kids, not so mu...We used to watch it religiously as kids, not so much for the plot, but because my Mum adored Joanna Lumley's style. She even had the hairdresser give me the Purdey cut in 1977. <br />I loved Doctor Who when Christopher Eccleston played The Doctor because I adore him but soon lost interest when he left the series.<br />When it comes to vintage TV nothing can beat Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. Vixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-27977746805742851112015-04-23T09:36:30.150+01:002015-04-23T09:36:30.150+01:00Sapphire and Steel, oh wow. This still holds a spe...Sapphire and Steel, oh wow. This still holds a special place in my heart, although it’s been many (many)years since I’ve actually seen any of it. The faceless man on the stairs scared the bejesus out of me as a child, and the finale in the café was wonderfully surreal. I doubt you could remake it now, It’d be the off kilter spookiness that would be hard to replicate.<br /><br />I sort of agree Paul Starkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11763589622434040244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-33498582910974275462015-04-22T19:15:45.869+01:002015-04-22T19:15:45.869+01:00Add another camp; seen it, not bothered! I remembe...Add another camp; seen it, not bothered! I remember it as being the butt of many jokes, actually (or perhaps that was just my cynical set of friends...) But then I think the modern reinvention of Doctor Who is a million times better than all the old series (Christopher Eccleston vs Jon Pertwee, no contest!) so I don't think our tastes are the same, Mim! I do agree about allowing stories to beCurtisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10362184504889147455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-56992960031936394292015-04-22T19:00:54.322+01:002015-04-22T19:00:54.322+01:00I fall into camp three, it scared me, but I never ...I fall into camp three, it scared me, but I never knew if it was because it WAS scary or if I was just a scaredy cat! Andy hasn't seen it either but is intrigued ... but that might be because Joanna Lumley's in it ;)Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12238571735302117986noreply@blogger.com